"I had gone to visit Terry B last night to plead for Norman's release. I took him pictures," the Dec. 19 entry says.

The court has previously heard from Bekolay, who admitted Bomek gave him pictures of naked men and arranged sexual encounters for him. However, Bekolay said, he did not accept a picture of Custer and refused to discuss Custer's case with Bomek.

Bomek disbarred

Bomek once worked as a lawyer in Flin Flon, Man., and northern Saskatchewan. He was disbarred after being sentenced to 3½ years for having sex with young male clients in 2001 and 2002.

He's in prison now on a different set of charges, including sexual assault and a child pornography offence.

Bekolay was suspended with pay after a June 2006 complaint prompted a hearing at the Saskatchewan Provincial Court Judicial Council. The inquiry was cancelled when Bekolay resigned last year.

The ex-judge is a former president of the Saskatchewan NDP, and the Saskatchewan Party raised questions about the case in the legislature.